Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the nation, the numbers show.

The flu season has reached its peak, according to new data from the Atlanta-based CDC. This comes just weeks after CDC data shows this year’s flu vaccine was less effective than most years. CDC ...

Flu activity remains elevated nationally but has decreased for two consecutive weeks as of Feb. 22, the CDC announced. "Data to date suggests the [flu] season has peaked," the CDC said.

These estimates of effectiveness against hospitalization, released Thursday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, are considered high for flu vaccines. But another metric of the shot ...

There were more than 6 flu hospitalizations for every 100,000 people in the US during the week ending February 22, according ...

The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade may have reached its peak, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.